This book is a narrative history of the thirty-year struggle to
outlaw slavery, starting with the founding of the American
Anti-Slavery Society in 1834 and extending until the abolition of
slavery in the United States at the end of the Civil War. The core
of the book consists of two sections: 1) the 20-year political
struggle to restrict slavery through a succession of
anti-extensionist parties starting in 1840 with the founding of the
Liberty Party, extending through the Free Soil Party (1848-54) and
ending with Abraham Lincoln being elected president as a Republican
on the same basic platform as the Liberty Party in 1844. 2) The
struggle by abolitionists to use the outbreak of the Civil War as a
chance to rid the country of slavery using the executive wartime
powers of the presidency.
General
| Imprint: |
Praeger Publishers Inc
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
March 2007 |
| First published: |
March 2007 |
| Authors: |
Thomas G Mitchell
|
| Dimensions: |
235 x 156 x 28mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
296 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-275-99168-5 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-275-99168-7 |
| Barcode: |
9780275991685 |
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